BICS and CALP Quiz

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This quiz will give you practice on differentiating between BICS and CALP. There are 7 items in this quiz. You should be able to complete it within 10 minutes. For each question you answer correct, you will add a cube to your growing tower. Please follow the directions on each slide.

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Question 1/10

Page 13 of my textbook is ripped. Do you have an extra copy? Is this passage an example of BICS or CALP?

BICS

CALP

Question 1/10

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You earned a cube! The purpose of this sentence is to perform a practical behavior in order to complete schoolwork, regardless of the discipline. This would be basic interpersonal communication.

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Question 2/10

I understand that atoms bond if there is space in the outer electron shells for more electrons. But I am confused about those outer shells because some diagrams show multiple outer shells. How many are there? Is this passage an example of BICS or CALP?

BICS

CALP

Question 2/10

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You've just added another cube to your tower. This question reveals a student using disciplinary langauge as they try to comprehend how atoms bond. This is an attempt at cognitive academic language proficiency.

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Question 3/10

Which of the following questions is an example of CALP?

I missed the lesson on linear equations. Should I turn in that homework today?

Our homework says to complete the even numbered problems because the answers aren't in the back of the book.

X is basically a number, but it's a number I don't know the value of. When I don't know that value, I call it a variable.

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Another cube for you! Although all three questions would be heard in a math class, this question reveals a student attempting to make sense of mathematical concepts, not practical matters, so this is an example of CALP.

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Question 4/10

Which of the following passages is an example of BICS?

If the noun follows an action verb and answers the question "what," it is a direct object.

If a pronoun serves as a direct object, it should be in the objective case.

"Nominative" is a synonym for the term "subjective," which refers to the subject of a sentence or clause.

Are these exercises in the Google classroom or in the textbook?

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You just added a cube to your tower! All four of these questions would be heard in an English class, but only the fourth one indicates an attempt to address practical matters. The others employ disciplinary literacy.

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Question 5/10

Which of the following passages is an example of BICS?

How does the final scene depict Janie Crawford's character arc?

If you were Janie Crawford, what would you do in her situation?

Discuss the significance of water and how that motif is repeated over the plot line.

Even though Hurston wrote about life in central Florida, why is she considered part of the Harlem Renaissance?

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You just added a cube to your tower! All four of these passages would be heard in an English class, but only the first one asks for personal response, not literary concepts. The others use the discourse of literary analysis.

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Question 6/10

Which of the following passages is an example of CALP?

The library doesn't have John Adams's journals, so I have requested it via Inter Library Loan. I want to contrast his own records against the scenes in the biographical film?

May we use secondary sources for our research paper or only primary sources?

This biography is written for middle grades students. Can I use it for my research paper?

I watched John Adams on HBO last week. Can I use it as a source?

Question 6/10

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Another cube for you! This one was a little tougher. All four passages reflect academic language, but only one reveals a students' critical thinking and information literacy. This passage shows what the student knows about historical research.The other questions reflect students getting instructions about assignment expectations.

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Question 7/10

Which of the following passages is an example of BICS?

In standard caluculus notation, we refer to a tiny difference as dr.

The width of the rectangle is the circumference of the original ring, which is 2𝜋r.

This video explains the core ideas of Calculus in a way that any person would understand.

Calculus is a matter of working with approximations, but the inaccuracies will be smaller as the choice of dr become smaller.

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Your tower is getting tall! Yes, this first passage comments on the difficulty of the video; it doesn't express calculus concepts the way other passages do. This is an example of BICS.

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